Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Kǎi Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 396, Entry 38 Pronounced kǎi Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: To be at ease. Guangyun states: To be happy. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: To be happy and drink wine. Commentary notes: The character originally appeared as kǎi. Also refers to music of military victory. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Summer, Grand Marshal: Perform victory music as an offering at the altar to the god of the soil. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 28th Year of Duke Xi: Duke Wen of Jin gathered his troops and marched into Jin accompanied by victory music. Also written as kǎi. Erya, Explaining Heaven: The southern wind is called the victory wind. Commentary: The southern wind nurtures all things and brings joy, hence it is called the victory wind. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): The Eight Virtuous Ones. Sometimes written as Eight Victors. Kǎi and kǎi were used interchangeably in ancient times. Textual Research: In the Rites of Zhou, Ministry of Autumn, Grand Marshal, regarding the entry for victory music offered at the altar, the text has been corrected from Ministry of Autumn to Ministry of Summer in accordance with the original source.